Arpeggiator Settings (Arpeggio) - Roland XV-88 Owner's Manual

Arpeggiator Settings (ARPEGGIO)

This is where the settings used in performing arpeggios in
Performance mode are made.
When arpeggios are performed in Patch/Rhythm Set/
GM mode, the arpeggio settings are made in System
mode (p. 174).
ARPEGGIO
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Style (Arpeggio Style)
Specifies the basic way in which the arpeggio will be played.
Select one of the following 45 types.
1/4: The rhythm will be divided in quarter notes.
1/6: The rhythm will be divided in quarter note triplets.
1/8: The rhythm will be divided in eighth notes.
1/12: The rhythm will be divided in eighth note triplets.
1/16: The rhythm will be divided in 16th notes.
1/32: The rhythm will be divided in 32nd notes.
PORTAMENTO A, B: A style using the portamento effect.
GLISSANDO: A glissando style.
SEQUENCE A–D: Styles for sequenced patterns.
ECHO: An echo-like style.
SYNTH BASS, HEAVY SLAP, LIGHT SLAP, WALK BASS:
Styles appropriate for bass playing.
RHYTHM GTR 1–5: Styles for rhythm guitar. Styles 2–5 are
effective when 3–4 notes are held.
3 FINGER: Three-finger guitar style.
STRUM GTR UP, STRUM GTR DOWN, STRUM GTR
UP&DW: Guitar chords strummed both up and down.
Effective when five or six notes are held.
PIANO BACKING, CLAVI CHORD: Styles for keyboard
instrument backing.
WALTZ, SWING WALTZ: Styles in triple meter.
REGGAE: A reggae-type style. Effective when three notes
are held.
PERCUSSION: A style suitable for percussive instrument.
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HARP: A style simulating harp playing.
SHAMISEN: The playing style of a Shamisen.
BOUND BALL: A style suggestive of a bouncing ball.
RANDOM: A style in which the notes sound in random
order.
BOSSA NOVA: A style with bossanova rhythm guitar. Hold
3–4 notes for best results. You can increase the tempo and use
this as a Samba.
SALSA: Typical salsa style. Hold 3–4 notes for best results.
MAMBO: Typical mambo style. Hold 3–4 notes for best
results.
LATIN PERCUSSION: A rhythm style with Latin percussion
instruments such as Clave, Cowbell, Clap, Bongo, Conga,
Agogo etc.
SAMBA: Typical samba style. Use for rhythm patterns or
bass lines.
TANGO: Typical tango rhythm style. Hold the root, 3rd and
5th of a triad etc. for best results.
HOUSE: A style for house piano backing. Hold 3–4 notes for
best results.
LIMITLESS: The settings of all parameters can be freely
combined without restriction.
Choices can be set for the Motif, Beat Pattern, Shuffle
Rate and Accent Rate parameters for each style. Refer to
the "Arpeggio Style List" (p. 268).
Octave Range
Sets the key range in octaves over which arpeggio will take
place. If you want the arpeggio to sound using only the notes
that you actually play, set this parameter to 0. To have the
arpeggio sound using the notes you play and notes 1 octave
higher, set this parameter to +1. A setting of -1 will make the
arpeggio sound using the notes you play and notes 1 octave
lower.
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